Dev Fab Technician
Job Location:
Costa Mesa, CA - USA
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Job Summary
About the Team
The Dev Manufacturing Team is part of Andurils Mechanical Engineering organization and supports rapid hardware development across prototype fabrication machining composites additive manufacturing and manufacturing development.
This team helps turn early engineering concepts into physical hardware. The work spans prototype structures sheet metal assemblies welded components test articles production-intent hardware and rapid iteration builds across Andurils defense product portfolio. The team operates in a fast-paced R&D environment where technicians fabricators machinists engineers and shop leaders work closely together to solve practical hardware problems quickly and safely.
About the Job
Anduril is looking for a Dev Fabrication Technician to join our team in Costa Mesa this role you will fabricate form weld and modify a wide variety of parts assemblies and structures that support Andurils rapidly evolving hardware programs.
This role is a strong fit for someone with hands-on fabrication experience welding capability mechanical aptitude and the ability to work through prototype and R&D builds where designs may be evolving quickly. You should be comfortable working from drawings technical instructions in-process engineering changes and hands-on shop direction while maintaining safety accuracy and quality standards.
Your Impact
- Build prototype and development hardware that supports Andurils defense product portfolio.
- Support rapid design iteration by fabricating modifying and repairing parts and assemblies.
- Partner with engineers and shop leaders to translate drawings models and concepts into functional hardware.
- Help improve fabrication quality shop execution and build turnaround time in a fast-moving development environment.
What Youll Do
- Fabricate and weld parts structures and assemblies in support of prototype and development hardware.
- Operate fabrication tools and equipment safely including grinders bandsaws shears drill presses brakes rollers and related shop equipment.
- Perform cutting fitting bending forming rolling grinding drilling and finishing operations.
- Weld small and large structures and assemblies using processes such as MIG/GMAW TIG/GTAW and FCAW.
- Read and interpret blueprints engineering drawings technical instructions and work orders.
- Work through R&D fabrication tasks where designs may be evolving incomplete or subject to change.
- Partner with engineers shop managers shop leads machinists and other fabricators to resolve build and manufacturability issues.
- Inspect work for dimensional accuracy fit finish and conformance to drawings or build requirements.
- Support shop organization tool readiness safety practices and workflow improvements.
Required Qualifications
- 5 years of welding experience using GMAW FCAW and/or GTAW.
- Experience welding steel stainless steel aluminum or similar materials.
- 5 years of metal fabrication experience in an R&D prototype aerospace automotive motorsports defense manufacturing or similar hands-on hardware environment.
- Experience using fabrication equipment such as grinders shears brakes drill presses bandsaws rollers or related shop tools.
- Experience performing cutting fitting bending forming grinding drilling and finishing operations.
- Ability to read and interpret blueprints engineering drawings technical instructions and work orders.
- Basic experience using conventional machining equipment such as manual mills and/or lathes.
- Experience working on prototype low-volume custom or development hardware.
- Ability to work from evolving designs incomplete information or changing build requirements.
- Ability to lift move and handle materials parts and shop equipment in accordance with safety guidelines.
- Ability to work overtime and weekends as needed.
- Must be a U.S. Person due to required access to U.S. export controlled information or facilities
US Hourly Range
$37.01 - $49 USD
The salary range for this role is an estimate based on a wide range of compensation factors inclusive of base salary only. Actual salary offer may vary based on (but not limited to) work experience education and/or training critical skills and/or business considerations. Highly competitive equity grants are included in the majority of full time offers; and are considered part of Andurils total compensation package. Additionally Anduril offers top-tier benefits for full-time employees including:
Benefits
At Anduril we invest in our people. Our comprehensive competitive benefits package (available at little to no cost to employees) ensures youre supported in health recovery and whatever comes next.For more information Explore Our Benefits.
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